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Photo of Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, OR.

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“Suzhou-style” Gardens

Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, OR. In today’s class, we heard that the Buddha Master used a term to describe a type of house in China with a specific type of garden, one in the “Suzhou-style.” This...

March 8, 2025

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Photo of "Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Expounds The Great Dharma of Zen Practice: Revised

“Patriarch Bodhidharma,” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. This article is a slightly revised reposting of one posted over a year ago about the complete dharma of Zen practice as taught by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha...

February 4, 2025

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Photo of Photo Courtesy: Joyce Lee H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum held a Life Release Event in Marina Del Rey, California to commemorate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day. Jiaozun Zhengda, Vice President of the World Buddhism Association Headquarters, was invited to preside over the Life Release Event.

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From Ashes to Compassion: Honoring H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day with a Life Release Event

HPhoto Courtesy: Joyce Lee—H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum held a Life Release Event in Marina Del Rey, California to commemorate H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day. Jiaozun Zhengda, Vice President of...

January 30, 2025

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"Amazing View of the World" painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

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I Received the Holy Dharma Wheel Initiation

“Amazing View of the World” painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. The following article is a slightly modified version of an article published in 2004 on the inner tantric Dharma Wheel Initiation I...

January 25, 2025

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Photo of Giant Prayer Wheel at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California.

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Land of the Medicine Buddha Video

Giant Prayer Wheel at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California. Architectual drawing of Mahabodhi Stupa at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California. The Land of Medicine Buddha was opened as a Dharma and Retreat...

January 14, 2025

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Exhibition of art at the HHDCBIII Cultural & Art Museum, Covina, CA.

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Respectfully Honoring “H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day” Life Release Event to Pray for Blessings

Exhibition of art at the HHDCBIII Cultural & Art Museum, Covina, CA. January 19, 2011, was proclaimed H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Day by Vincent C. Gray, Mayor of Washington D.C., the national capital of the United...

December 30, 2024

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Buddhist Prophecies and the Dharma- Ending Age

Kalachakra Mandala. As we enter a new year, I would like to share an article I recently found on Buddhist Prophecies that you may find interesting. It relates to the lineage charts and other background articles I am...

December 25, 2024

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What is meant by “The Dharma-Ending Age”?

Bamiyan, Cave in Afghanistan that held the Bamiyan Buddha that was destroyed by Taliban Islamic militia in 2001. I’ve updated this article again from 2022 to augment other articles posted now. In 2022, I added more...

December 25, 2024

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Photo of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum Annual Christmas Festival.

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Covina Tree Lighting Celebration & Festival-2024

The H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum cohosted its annual tree lighting celebration and festival in Covina, California with much joy and a light show and other festivities. H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III...

December 18, 2024

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Photo of Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China.

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The Upayakausalya Sutra

Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha from the Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China. I believe the story we discussed at yesterday’s seminar on the SAUMOL is from the Skill-in-Means or Skillful Means Sutra (Upāyakauśalya-sūtra)...

December 14, 2024

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